Kenmore 117-95 User manual

For the Lifetime
of every Kenmore
Sears Guarantees
an Efficient Repair
and Parts Service
Take advantage of this service for
your convenience and satisfaction.
You can obtain this service thru any
Sears' Store, Retail or Mail Orde r.
Important:
Be sure to state model
number
of machine. Tilt head and
look for name plate attached to
front of bed plate flange (immedi-
ately beneath bed plate).
SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO .
The Oblect of This Book
-is to provide you with complete directions for operating
the Kenmore Rotary Sewing Machine. We are extremely
anxious that your investment in this machine returns the ut-
most
in satisfactory service. Therefore, you are urged to read
this book carefully and thoroughly, in order to familiarize
yourself with the
ope ration of the Kenmore Rotary, even
though you may be accustomed to using some other sewing
machine.
Please pay particular attention to the instructions
on
pages 10, 11, 12, 13 and 28.
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To Mount Sewing Machine Head
On Cabinet
Mount head on head hinges (which will be found perman-
ently attached to the cabinet) by inserting the round shank
of the head hinge into lug holes on the bed of machine (see
Fig. 2), then tip head back and tighten head hi nge set screws
(see Fig. 2).
Pull bushing up on motor cord as near to the motor as pos·
sible and slip motor cord into slot at edge of bed plate and
push bushing back into hole in bed plate (see Fig. 30), there-
by retaining cord in bed plate.
Be sure the motor pulley is ad justed so it centers on the
hand wheel for proper drive; next, connect the three-contact
connector plug to motor terminal (Fig.28); next unwind the
long wall plug
cord which is inside the cabinet and connect
it to any regular electrical outlet.
On e

OILING THE HEAD OF MACHINE
Figure 1
The illustrations above and be low show the oiling pl aces
on the Kenmore
Rotary Head .
See next
page for proper oiling.
Figure 2
KENMORE ROTARY (Electric)
Two
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OILING THE KENMORE ROTARY
A sewing machine, like every other piece of ma c hinery
needs oiling to insure easy running and to prevent unneces-
sary wear of the parts which bear upon each other.
If a machine is used continuously IT SHOULD BE OILED
EVERY DAY. With moderate use an occasional oiling is suf-
ficient. The pictures on the previous page show by arrows the
points where oil should be applied . ONE DROP OF OIL at
each point is plenty. More than this will retard rather than
help the action of the machine. Oil holes are provided in the
arm of the machine for parts which cannot be directly
reached . .
To
oil the works underneath the bedplate , turn the head
back and apply oil to poinis as shown in Figure 2.
The head fastening screw (see Figure No. 1) on the bed-
plate near the base of the arm must be taken out before the
head can be t urned back for oiling.
IF THE MACHINE RUNS HARD it is due to lack of proper
oiling of some bearings . Should the machine become gummed
from long standing or poor oil , apply kerosene to all the
bearings to remove the gum; then run the machine rapidly,
wipe clean and OIL THOROUGHLY WITH GOOD SEW-
lNG MACHINE OIL before beginning to sew.
Occasionally, place one drop of oil on tip of finger and
apply around outer rim of shuttle, race, and centerpin
(CP) Fig. 6.
Be sure to use ONLY Kenmore Sewing Machine oil
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THREADING THE MACHINE, UPPER THREAD
(See Fig. 3)
Turn the hand wheel
until the take-up is two-
thirds of the wa y up in
the takeup slot (Fig. 3).
The
hand wheel should
always be turned in the
same direction as it runs
(clockwise, looking at it
from the cap side).
Place a spool
of thr ead
on the spool pin on top of
the arm. Hold the end of
the thread in the left hand
between the first finger
and thumb, then use the
right hand (first finger
and thumb) to keep a
slight tension on the
thread.
Next, hook the thr ead
under hook (1) from back
to front, then und er hook
(2) from front
to back ,
then
under hook (3) from
Figure 3 back to front. Next, down-
.
ward and hook thr ead
1
under point (~) from. front to back. Next, upward until the
l thread hooks mto spnng eyelet (5). Next, into the hole in the
take-up lever (6) from back to front. Next, downward and
hook thread into needl e clamp thread guide (7) from right
to left. Next, into the eye of needle from left to right as
you face the machine.
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TO WIND A BOBBIN
KENMORE AUTOMATIC BOBBIN WINDER
(See Fig. 5)
Place the bobbin on bobbin winder spindle as shown. Hold
the hand wheel with the left hand and turn the clutch release
counter clockwise. This will release the sewing mechanism of
the machine. Next, place a spool of thread on the spool pin
located on bed of machine directly below the hand wheel.
Next , take the end of the thread and pass it between the
tension
plates on bobbin winder thread guide , and pull
thread upward into eye of guide, then run end of thread
through hole "B" in bobbin .
Engage the bobbin-winder pulley with the hand wheel by
pushing lever "C" downward. Hold end of thread until you
have run machine sufficiently to wind the thread around the
Fi gure 5
Five
bobbin several
times; then break
thread off at hole
"B" and continue to
run machine and
bobbin winder will
automaticallythrow
off when proper
amount of thread
is wound.
After the bobbin
is wound and re-
mo ve d; tighten the
clutch release by
turning it clockwise
while holding the
hand wheel with
your l ef t hand.

PIN
Fi gure 6
THREADING THE BOBBIN CASE
(See Fig. 6)
BOBBIN
To thread the bobbin case , hold it in the left hand with
the first finger and thumb at the point marked "screw" on the
bobbin case illustration, fig. 6, then place the bobbin in the
bobbin case so that the thread comes from bobbin straight
through slotted eyelet No. 1 and continuing on up the slot to
point No. 2, then through slot No. 3 and downward holding
the thread and the bobbin in the case taut , then pull the
thread upward so that the thread hooks under point in lower
part of slot No. 3, continuing to pull thread upward and out
Six
between the lip of spring No.4. Le ave between one and two
inches
of thread projecting.
Caution-Read the instructions on the small envelope in-
cluded
in the box of accessories that contains the bobbin
case-threaded as it should be. Note carefully the way the
bobbin
case is threaded before re moving bobbin or un·
threading .
TO PLACE AND REMOVE THE
BOBBIN CASE IN SHUTTLE
Turn the hand wheel until
PRESSURE
ADJUSTING
SCR EW
Fi gure 7
Ser~en
the take-up (Fig. 3) is
at its highest point, then
remove the
hand hole
cover
plate (Fig. 1) by
lifting it up.
Withthe thumb
and first
finger
of the left hand
clasp the bobbin case as
shown in fig. 7, then with
the second finger lift the
latch "
X" and the bobbin
ca se can be readily re-
moved.
This same operation is
the method used for either
placing the bobbin case
in the shuttle or removing
it from the shuttle.
The
center spindle on
the inside
of the bobbin
ca se fits over center pin
of the shuttle as shown
in fig. 6.